(Shayla in RED — Shayla is from Little Black Bear First Nation within Treaty 4 Territory in Saskatchewan, Canada. This photograph was a collaboration between photographer Wayne Slinn and Indigenous makeup artist JJ Vester Penny to help bring awareness to MMIGW2s. 30” x 40.” Acrylic on canvas | Photo by Nayana LaFond) The exhibition features…
Join us for our annual fundraising block party with an array of creative hubs featuring selfie drawings, poetry on the fly, art auction with artworks from artists and community members, music, food, drinks and an opportunity to celebrate with our creative community. All proceeds will directly benefit Scalehouse’s youth education program, Scalehouse Art Lab: an…
Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW) is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $25,000. This grant will support CMNW’s 2024 Summer Festival programming and activities during the five-week festival, June 27 to July 28. This is the tenth consecutive year…
(Photo by Eddie Kao) The Museum at Warm Springs, which recently reopened after a five-month closure to install a new HVAC system, has received $20,000 in general operating support from the Oregon Community Foundation’s Community Grants Program. Contributing to the grant were the Dorris Coombs Thomas Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation and Fred W….
For ten years, Oregon Humanities’ Dear Stranger project has invited Oregonians to exchange letters with people they’ve never met. Since 2014, more than one thousand people have sent letters to Dear Stranger, and received letters from other writers in exchange. The project returns this spring with a new prompt: write about your fears. Oregon Humanities…
(Graphic courtesy of Tower Theatre) Oregon Ballet Theatre 2 Presented by the nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation Saturday, June 1 at 3pm The dynamic and vibrant young dancers of OBT2 share their artistry, ability, professionalism, and innovation of Oregon Ballet Theatre with the statewide audience, serving as a cultural ambassador for the performing arts from the state…
Sunriver Music Festival has announced its annual fundraising event, Raise the Baton: The Elements of Music, which will be held Sunday, July 14 at 5pm in Bend at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon. “The Festival’s Raise the Baton fundraiser offers intriguing glimpses into the myriad elements that create world-class orchestra concerts in Bend…
(Photos courtesy of High Desert Chamber Music) These are the final days to purchase hanging flower baskets to support High Desert Chamber Music (HDCM) Educational Outreach efforts. Grown in the valley, the delivery of these beautiful baskets to Bend will be on Thursday, May 23. Baskets can be purchased on the High Desert Chamber Music…
((Left) Afterthought Forethought, mixed media sculpture (2014) 18x16x7in by Chas Martin (Right) Truth be Told, mixed media oversized mask sculpture (2023), 39x39x9.5in by Chas Martin) Toriizaka Art is delighted to announce the upcoming exhibition of celebrated artist Chas Martin. Martin, who lives in Portland, is a visual artist who communicates his philosophy and musings in…
(Photo courtesy of Cascade Equinox) Ahead of its second annual edition, Cascade Equinox unveils daily stage lineups, single-day tickets, ‘Summer Jams’ pre-party series, Melty Meltdown stage curation partnership and more. Electronic duo Wajatta joins the 2024 festival’s genre-bending lineup Previously-announced headliners include artists such as Jungle, Marc Rebillet, CloZee, STS9, Liquid Stranger, and Jon Craigie…
